20220213001899A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA46-500TP · Olathe, KS · February 13, 2022

Date
February 13, 2022 · 10:25 local
Place
Olathe, KS
Airport
Johnson County Executive
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2445F
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN22FA119
Reported as
Piper PA46-500TP
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft took off on runway 36N. On climb out, the aircraft experienced a loss of power. The pilot attempted a left turn to return the aircraft to the runway to land. During the turn to return to land, the aircraft lost lift and stalled. The aircraft entered a left wing down attitude, and impacted the ground nose first and experienced a post crash fire destroying the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 36N. ON CLIMB OUT, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LEFT TURN TO RETURN THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RUNWAY TO LAND. DURING THE TURN TO RETURN TO LAND, THE AIRCRAFT LOST LIFT AND STALLED. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A LEFT WING DOWN ATTITUDE, AND IMPACTED THE GROUND NOSE FIRST AND EXPERIENCED A POST CRASH FIRE DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.